martha: this is a 2012 election. president obama won 55% of the female vote. mitt romney got only 44%. that was an area that hurt him all along. they spent a whole lot of time at the democratic convention pandering to women, you think of sandra fluck: kerry hung out with him during debate prep. obama may be regs on his laurels. she is saying there are a lot of good women out there. he's saying, you're a good bud die, why don't you take this position with me. what do you think about that? >> i love march get karlsson but she's making excuses. they make excuses for obama but they won't if it was mitt romney. it's not -- that is not the problem. i mean, this is not the first time that -- i can tell you from working in democratic politics and having worked in the clinton white house and so on that this is something that democratic women will complain about behind the scenes. if you look at pictures of president bush, condoleezzaa rice is always by his side. you look at picture after 9/11 it has karen hughes, mary madeline, condoleezzaa rice in the picture. bill cl